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Joe Adcock
Joseph Wilbur Adcock
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: October 30, 1927 in Coushatta, LA
High School: Coushatta (Coushatta, LA)
School: Louisiana State University
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1950
Final Game: October 1, 1966
Died: May 3, 1999 in Coushatta, LA
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1950 22 CIN NL 102 399 372 46 109 16 1 8 55 2 24 24 .293 .336 .406 .742 94 151 12 0 3 O3
1951 23 CIN NL 113 422 395 40 96 16 4 10 47 1 2 24 29 .243 .288 .380 .668 77 150 25 1 2 *O
1952 24 CIN NL 117 403 378 43 105 22 4 13 52 1 4 23 38 .278 .321 .460 .781 114 174 10 1 1 O3
1953 25 MLN NL 157 640 590 71 168 33 6 18 80 3 2 42 82 .285 .334 .453 .787 108 267 22 2 6 *3
1954 26 MLN NL 133 562 500 73 154 27 5 23 87 1 4 44 58 .308 .365 .520 .885 134 260 7 3 11 4 *3 MVP-8
1955 27 MLN NL 84 324 288 40 76 14 0 15 45 0 2 31 44 .264 .339 .469 .807 116 135 13 2 2 1 3 3
1956 28 MLN NL 137 500 454 76 132 23 1 38 103 1 0 32 86 .291 .337 .597 .934 152 271 11 1 11 2 6 *3 MVP-11
1957 29 MLN NL 65 231 209 31 60 13 2 12 38 0 0 20 51 .287 .351 .541 .891 143 113 7 1 0 1 3 3
1958 30 MLN NL 105 349 320 40 88 15 1 19 54 0 0 21 63 .275 .317 .506 .823 122 162 14 1 2 5 1 37 MVP-22
1959 31 MLN NL 115 444 404 53 118 19 2 25 76 0 0 32 77 .292 .339 .535 .874 137 216 8 0 2 6 6 37
1960 32 MLN NL 138 570 514 55 153 21 4 25 91 2 2 46 86 .298 .354 .500 .854 139 257 13 1 5 4 7 *3 AS,MVP-19
1961 33 MLN NL 152 629 562 77 160 20 0 35 108 2 1 59 94 .285 .354 .507 .861 132 285 22 2 4 2 4 *3
1962 34 MLN NL 121 447 391 48 97 12 1 29 78 2 0 50 91 .248 .333 .506 .839 125 198 18 1 2 3 8 *3
1963 35 CLE AL 97 317 283 28 71 7 1 13 49 1 2 30 53 .251 .320 .420 .740 106 119 7 0 1 3 4 3
1964 36 LAA AL 118 415 366 39 98 13 0 21 64 0 2 48 61 .268 .352 .475 .827 139 174 13 0 0 1 4 3
1965 37 CAL AL 122 387 349 30 84 14 0 14 47 2 2 37 74 .241 .315 .401 .716 105 140 10 1 0 0 3 3
1966 38 CAL AL 83 265 231 33 63 10 3 18 48 2 2 31 48 .273 .355 .576 .930 167 133 11 0 0 3 6 3
17 Seasons 1959 7304 6606 823 1832 295 35 336 1122 20 25 594 1059 .277 .337 .485 .822 123 3205 223 17 52 35 55
162 Game Avg. 162 604 546 68 151 24 3 28 93 2 49 88 .277 .337 .485 .822 123 265 18 1 4
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
MLN (10 yrs) 1207 4696 4232 564 1206 197 22 239 760 11 11 377 732 .285 .343 .511 .855 130 2164 135 14 45 28 38
CAL (3 yrs) 323 1067 946 102 245 37 3 53 159 4 6 116 183 .259 .339 .473 .812 133 447 34 1 0 4 13
CIN (3 yrs) 332 1224 1145 129 310 54 9 31 154 4 6 71 91 .271 .314 .415 .729 94 475 47 2 6
CLE (1 yr) 97 317 283 28 71 7 1 13 49 1 2 30 53 .251 .320 .420 .740 106 119 7 0 1 3 4
NL (13 yrs) 1539 5920 5377 693 1516 251 31 270 914 15 17 448 823 .282 .337 .491 .828 123 2639 182 16 51 28 38
AL (4 yrs) 420 1384 1229 130 316 44 4 66 208 5 8 146 236 .257 .335 .461 .795 127 566 41 1 1 7 17

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1957 29 MLN NL WS NYY W 5 15 15 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 3 2 0 0 0 0
1958 30 MLN NL WS NYY L 4 14 13 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .308 .357 .308 .665 4 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 9 29 28 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 .250 .276 .250 .526 7 2 0 0 0 0
2 WS 9 29 28 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 .250 .276 .250 .526 7 2 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1950 CIN NL 22 OF 75 189 177 6 6 3 .968 2.44 .978 2.14 75-0-0
1950 CIN NL 22 1B 24 182 169 11 2 13 .989 7.50 .990 9.02
1951 CIN NL 23 OF 107 233 221 8 4 2 .983 2.14 .981 2.23 107-0-0
1952 CIN NL 24 OF 85 197 189 5 3 1 .985 2.28 .981 2.10 85-0-0
1952 CIN NL 24 1B 17 120 117 3 0 7 1.000 7.06 .990 9.17
1953 MLN NL 25 1B 157 1498 1389 96 13 146 .991 9.46 .990 6.37
1954 MLN NL 26 1B 133 132 1178.2 1302 1229 67 6 125 .995 -3.8 -3.9 -2.8 -0.7 -2.1 -1 9.90 9.74 .991 7.63 7.52 MVP-8
1955 MLN NL 27 1B 78 77 690.1 777 725 44 8 68 .990 -4.4 -7.6 -4.4 -2.2 -2.3 0 10.03 9.86 .991 9.79 9.09
1956 MLN NL 28 1B 129 129 1004.1 1167 1086 75 6 109 .995 1.3 1.6 1.3 0.3 1.0 0 10.40 9.00 .989 8.96 7.75 MVP-11
1957 MLN NL 29 1B 56 55 432.0 509 477 30 2 60 .996 -1.2 -3.3 -1.2 -1.9 0.7 0 10.56 9.05 .990 9.67 8.82
1958 MLN NL 30 1B 71 60 490.1 567 525 36 6 55 .989 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 -2.0 0 10.30 7.90 .990 9.54 8.11 MVP-22
1958 MLN NL 30 LF 24 23 189.0 42 40 1 1 0 .976 -0.6 -3.8 0.4 -0.9 1.3 -1 1.95 1.71 .974 2.00 1.54 MVP-22
1958 MLN NL 30 OF 22 23 189.0 41 39 1 1 0 .976 -0.6 -3.8 0.4 -0.9 1.3 -1 1.90 1.82 .980 2.26 1.95 MVP-22
1959 MLN NL 31 1B 89 85 714.0 843 761 80 2 67 .998 8.4 14.1 8.4 2.6 5.9 0 10.60 9.45 .988 9.58 8.04
1959 MLN NL 31 LF 21 20 160.1 50 44 1 5 0 .900 -0.8 -6.0 1.2 1.1 0.0 -2 2.53 2.14 .974 2.04 1.59
1959 MLN NL 31 OF 21 20 160.1 52 46 1 5 0 .904 -0.8 -6.0 1.2 1.1 0.0 -2 2.64 2.24 .979 2.21 1.90
1960 MLN NL 32 1B 136 136 1205.2 1342 1229 104 9 105 .993 1.6 1.6 1.6 -1.3 2.9 0 9.95 9.80 .990 7.46 7.35 AS,MVP-19
1961 MLN NL 33 1B 148 148 1315.0 1584 1471 102 11 133 .993 -1.5 -1.4 -1.5 -0.6 -0.9 0 10.77 10.63 .990 6.84 6.76
1962 MLN NL 34 1B 112 112 837.1 967 907 57 3 72 .997 -0.8 -1.1 -0.8 -2.1 1.3 0 10.36 8.61 .990 9.79 8.04
1963 CLE AL 35 1B 78 69 619.1 647 608 36 3 46 .995 -3.6 -7.0 -3.6 -2.5 -1.2 0 9.36 8.26 .990 9.48 8.59
1964 LAA AL 36 1B 105 102 823.0 1020 959 54 7 94 .993 -2.2 -3.2 -1.2 0.9 -2.1 -1 11.08 9.65 .991 9.43 8.12
1965 CAL AL 37 1B 97 94 711.1 837 789 45 3 68 .996 -3.2 -5.4 -3.2 -2.0 -1.2 0 10.55 8.60 .991 9.56 7.88
1966 CAL AL 38 1B 71 57 524.0 606 565 39 2 60 .997 1.3 3.0 1.3 2.2 -0.9 0 10.37 8.51 .991 9.59 8.18
16 Seasons 1B 1501 1256 10545.1 13968 13006 879 83 1228 .994 -8.1 -0.9 -6.1 -5.2 -0.9 -2 11.85 9.25 .990 8.73 7.75
5 Seasons OF 310 43 349.1 712 672 21 19 6 .973 -1.4 -4.8 1.6 0.2 1.3 -3 17.85 2.24 .980 2.24 2.13 312-0-0
2 Seasons (incomplete) LF 45 43 349.1 92 84 2 6 0 .935 -1.4 -4.8 1.6 0.2 1.3 -3 2.22 1.91 .974 2.02 1.56
17 Seasons TOT 1811 1299 10894.2 14680 13678 900 102 1234 .993 -9.5 -1.0 -4.5 -5.0 0.4 -3 -2 12.04 8.05 .983 8.53 6.79 312-0-0
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1960-1 (1B)
1960-2 (1B)

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1954-NL-8-18%
1956-NL-11-16%
1958-NL-22-1%
1960-NL-19-1%
0.36 Career Shares (524th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1954 NL--.308--10th
1960 NL--.298--7th

Slugging % s c a p y
1954 NL--.520--8th
1956 NL--.597--2nd
1960 NL--.500--7th
1961 NL--.507--10th
Career--.485--153rd

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1954 NL--.885--9th
1956 NL--.934--3rd
1960 NL--.854--7th

Games Played s c a p y
1953 NL--157--2nd
1961 NL--152--9th
Career--1959--249th

Total Bases s c a p y
Career--3205--210th

Doubles s c a p y
1953 NL--33--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
1956 NL--38--2nd
1959 NL--25--9th
1960 NL--25--7th
1961 NL--35--4th
1962 NL--29--8th
Career--336--87th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1956 NL--103--2nd
1960 NL--91--8th
1961 NL--108--6th
Career--1122--178th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1953 NL--82--10th
1956 NL--86--6th
1960 NL--86--9th
1961 NL--94--4th
Career--1059--199th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1954 NL--134--8th
1956 NL--152--2nd
1960 NL--139--7th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1954 NL--24--9th
1956 NL--30--7th
1960 NL--26--7th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1954 NL--2.3--9th
1956 NL--3.0--7th
1960 NL--2.6--7th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1956 NL--62--10th
Career--666--196th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1954 NL--.649--8th
1956 NL--.683--8th
1960 NL--.657--7th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1954 NL--11--10th
1956 NL--11--8th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1959 NL--6--8th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1951 NL--25--2nd
1953 NL--22--1st
1961 NL--22--3rd
1962 NL--18--4th
Career--223--52nd

AB per HR s c a p y
1956 NL--11.9--1st
1960 NL--20.6--9th
1961 NL--16.1--5th
Career--19.7--103rd

Oldest s c a p y
1965 AL--born 1927-10-30--8th
1966 AL--born 1927-10-30--5th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 56 (448), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 22 (741), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 22 (567), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1947 Season: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent.

February 16, 1953: Traded as part of a 4-team trade by the Cincinnati Reds to the Milwaukee Braves. The Milwaukee Braves sent cash to the Cincinnati Reds. The Milwaukee Braves sent Earl Torgeson to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Brooklyn Dodgers sent Jim Pendleton to the Milwaukee Braves. The Brooklyn Dodgers sent Rocky Bridges to the Cincinnati Reds. The Philadelphia Phillies sent cash to the Milwaukee Braves. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Russ Meyer to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

November 27, 1962: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves with Jack Curtis to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later, Don Dillard and Frank Funk. The Cleveland Indians sent Ty Cline (March 18, 1963) to the Milwaukee Braves to complete the trade.

December 6, 1963: Sent by the Cleveland Indians to the Los Angeles Angels to complete an earlier deal made on December 2, 1963. The Cleveland Indians sent a player to be named later and Barry Latman to the Los Angeles Angels for Leon Wagner.

October 18, 1966: Released by the California Angels.

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